Best Days on the water for 2009...

[raincheck]

Sept.5 i went too help Fishing4kids out.I was the 1st boat on the lake and Eddie told me too go fishing,don't have too tell me twice.I fished for about 30min,s and boated too small bass the i beached the boat and waited.Talked too PastorBass alittle and Chris till the kids started too show up.I wasn't the 1st but was very close too the 1st.Took too young men out and it took a few min's but i had them both catching fish.Returned too the dock and took a Mom,Dad & son out.Mom didn't fish but i had Both Dad & son catching fish.Dad 4,Son 5 he beat Dad.Seen a pole in the water and Dad caught it.Returned too the Dock and took a Mom & 5 yr old son out and had both catching fish with son catching a lot.Returned too the dock it was time for me too take a break hoping that the line would get shorter but it didn't so i headed too the dock and took 3 young men out.They all caught fish and i returned too the dock.Took 3 young ladies out just for a ride and the last trip.If you have been reading this i'll bet your thinking i used alot gas but the lake was non gas.If you have kids i would make a trip too this event next yr for them.If you have a boat you mite want too help because God know's we could have used a few more but we did get it done and aleast everone i took out caught fish and will remember 2009 Fishing4Kids.When asked a few days ago have i been fishing much i forgot all about that trip.We must of had 30 too 40 boats doing the event and if they all took as many out as me there was alot of people at the event.I'm going too try and do it again next yr.Terry Adolph

[young2001]

Early May 2009. I spent all winter restoring an old 15 mod v starcraft, was a huge learning experience, got a lot of great info from reading post from guys like all of you, finally finished and have never been prouder of something I have built. I took it out a couple times to test things out but this was my first real time out. I took a vacation day to return the favor and take a buddy out who always use to let me tag along. That morning I get up and there's a terrible thunderstorm going thru all morning. I sat and watched the news channel waiting to see if it would pass like a kid waiting for xmas morning.

Finally at noon I waited long enough and decided the new boat was gonna get wet. What contniued was the craziest day I have ever had fishing. We fished a 50 acre water sheld thru thunderstorms and rain all afternoon. Spent almost more time running for shelter, there wasn't much, than actually fishing.

4:00 p.m. After sitting in the truck and listening to the radio say a tornado touched down 2 miles down the highway, the lightning stopped and we headed back out. Not ten minutes after we got back on the water, I threw my quad shad spinnerbait in a culvert that had about 2 foot of water running hard out of it, and she killed it. Spun the boat around trying to turn her...three jumps later we net her...8lbs.13oz largemouth. It was my personal best and the biggest bass I had ever seen caught. Could've died a happy man, was definetely worth the storms and rain. Not to mention running the trolling motor in 30 mile an hour wind.

I was still shaking as I make my next couple casts and whamm! Another one nails it and my line snaps! I was so excited I never checked my line after catching that lunker. As I am tying on a new spinner bait my buddy snags something and reels in a long peice of braid. I snag the end and the FISH is still on there. I start pulling line in and lip a 6lbs6oz. We just look at each other and start laughing. Definetely a day I never forget.

Love the stories guys and hope we all get to add a few more this fall.